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Nature, Published online: 29 July 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10945-2

Author Correction: A ductile solid electrolyte interphase for solid-state batteries

Nature, Published online: 29 July 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10942-5

Retraction Note: Human HDAC6 senses valine abundancy to regulate DNA damage

Nature, Published online: 29 July 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02367-x

Discovery of almost 400 structures may help to redefine the true scale of the Aquiry civilization — plus, tiny fossils of the earliest fossil squid ancestor.

Nature, Published online: 29 July 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02179-z

The field seems to be on the cusp of big advances, but a concerted effort is needed to realize its true potential.

Nature, Published online: 29 July 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02359-x

New discoveries at famous archeological site add to mystery of ancient human culture.

A liquid brushed onto cavities in seconds may spare many young children from pain, infection, and surgery. A major U.S. trial found that silver diamine fluoride stopped decay in more than half of treated baby teeth. The treatment requires no drilling, shots, or sedation, although it does permanently darken the decayed area.

Signals traveling from the gut to the brain may help turn meals into lasting memories. Rats showed stronger memory activity after consuming nutritious foods, but not after drinking sweet liquids with little or no nutritional value. Blocking the vagus nerve erased this effect and made it harder for the animals to remember where food had been located. Over time, diets high in fat and sugar also weakened this memory system.

Bumblebees naturally have short lives, but extreme heat and human activity are making survival harder. Pesticides can poison bees or destroy the flowers they depend on, while habitat loss leaves them with fewer safe places to live and feed. Protecting native plants and using fewer chemicals could help these vital pollinators recover.

Rice University chemists have found a new way to make neodymium, a rare-earth metal, interact with oxygen. Using a specially designed molecular structure described as a “basket,” the team positioned the atoms so they could form a bond once thought unlikely. The breakthrough produced highly reactive compounds that could eventually give chemists alternatives to iron-based molecules used in biological reactions and chemical manufacturing.

A new cooking method could make French fries crispier in less time while significantly limiting how much oil they absorb. Researchers propose combining microwave heating, which keeps oil out, with conventional frying, which provides the crunch consumers expect.

Archaeologists in southwestern Germany have unearthed two miniature bird figurines carved from mammoth ivory, among the smallest and most delicate examples of Ice Age art ever found.

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An international team of paleontologists has identified a new species of early sauropodomorph dinosaur in Zimbabwe, adding to growing evidence that southern Africa hosted a richer diversity of dinosaurs during the Late Triassic epoch than previously recognized.

The post New Species of Triassic Dinosaur Discovered on Shores of Zimbabwe’s Lake Kariba appeared first on Sci.News: Breaking Science News.

A new look at more than two decades’ worth of archival data from NASA’s Spirit mission suggests that the Martian soil may hold iron-bearing minerals -- hematite and altered magnetite -- that were too faint for scientists to detect in real time during the mission.

The post Hidden Clues in Spirit Rover Data Suggest Mars Once Had Far More Water than Scientists Realized appeared first on Sci.News: Breaking Science News.

Astronomers have discovered a dormant supermassive black hole 30,000 light-years from the center of WISEA J014656.04-152214.7 -- a massive galaxy located about 750 million light-years away in the constellation of Cetus -- after it briefly lit up by tearing apart a star.

The post Astronomers Spot Wandering Supermassive Black Hole Far From Its Galaxy’s Heart appeared first on Sci.News: Breaking Science News.

A set of 1.43-million-year-old fossil footprints preserved along the margin of an ancient lake in northern Kenya is offering paleoanthropologists new evidence about the size, gait and social lives of the beings who made them and reopening questions about which species they belonged to.

The post Ancient Footprints in Kenya Hint at Bigger Bodies and Group Behavior among Early Human Relatives appeared first on Sci.News: Breaking Science News.

Parasite’s biology, combined with logistical issues and budget cuts, make tracking it a major challenge

Newly found earthworks suggest about 3 million people might have lived in just about 3% of the forest’s entire area

Homo erectus and H. floresiensis skulls both show defects similar to those modern human babies can develop after repeatedly resting on the same side

Gilead is criticized for lack of affordable access to lenacapavir in Latin America

Black holes can form spiraling pairs in three different ways, the gravitational waves from hundreds of collisions suggest

A person with obesity, type 2 diabetes, chronic kidney disease, metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease, and heart failure might receive five different diagnoses, attend five different clinics, and be managed according to five different guidelines. But these conditions are not independent, they often accumulate along connected pathways shaped by adiposity, insulin resistance, inflammation, and vascular dysfunction. This shared trajectory is increasingly difficult to ignore, as the Lancet Series on cardiometabolic multiple long-term conditions shows.

At least 78 children in Sindh, Pakistan, have been infected with HIV amid allegations of unsafe injection practices. Samaan Lateef reports.

Ministers have met in Lisbon, Portugal, to help decide how to ensure that artificial intelligence in health care is used safely and responsibly. Talha Burki reports.

Health and humanitarian systems are struggling to cope with the thousands of people injured and displaced. Joe Parkin Daniels reports.

When consultant colorectal surgeon Tamzin Cuming took part in a short film challenging prejudice about women in the workforce back in 2016, she had no idea what the reaction would be. Funded by the UK charity Inspiring the Future, the video showed a group of primary school children being asked to draw a surgeon, firefighter, and pilot—nearly all of them drew men—before the dramatic reveal when Cuming and two other women walked into the room to widespread gasps. It attracted millions of views on social media.

The creation of fully artificial organs is a sci-fi dream, and researchers in Japan may have brought it one step closer to reality by developing a new photofabrication technique (i.e., a light-controlled synthetic method) for constructing arteriole-scale tubular hydrogels. Their research is published in the journal Advanced Materials.

The Canadian government is proposing sweeping changes to accelerate industrial development and reduce environmental oversight. These proposed legislative, regulatory and policy reforms could significantly diminish the government's capacity to assess environmental impacts and weaken protections for fish habitats and species at risk.

The chemical synthesis of oligonucleotides (ONs) is central to modern molecular biology, diagnostics and nucleic acid therapeutics. While demand for high-quality ONs is increasing, the conventional synthetic method has long-standing efficiency challenges. Widely adopted P(III)-phosphoramidite-based ON synthesis requires an oxidation step after every nucleotide coupling cycle and uses moisture-sensitive building blocks, adding complexity to the workflow and slowing the process.

Summer can be lovely—until a wasp turns up. Whether they present as an irritating picnic visitor or an uninvited attic guest, common social wasps are as much a part of our summer as festivals, sunscreen and the growing despair of how to entertain children who've forgotten how to be bored.

New research, led by the University of Glasgow reveals that adaptation to warmer waters causes fish to display a range of behavioral and biological differences, including obesity, overeating and lower metabolism.

Researchers documented behavioral similarities between 11 rehabilitated elephants and their wild counterparts.

Common dolphins in New Zealand are biologically older than their calendar ages. Trace metals and “forever chemicals” may be to blame.

A century of hints has suggested the famed red supergiant had a star pal but seeing it amid Betelgeuse’s brightness has been hard — until now.

Researchers scanned the ears of hundreds of marine mammals to deduce when pinnipeds evolved to hear well in both air and water.

Remains pulled from the La Brea Tar Pits revealed deformed vertebrae and rare tumors, possible signs of inbreeding among now-extinct saber-toothed cats.